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So, Detroit's looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder to platoon with Dirks. . . assuming that resigning Delmon I-don't-want-to-DH Young is out of the question, who is available? Do they have any depth anywhere for trading?(John Carter from Toronto (Tigers fan originally from the New York a)

Jon Morosi reported (and then retracted) yesterday that the Tigers had a two-year offer out to Scott Hairston, and while that report proved inaccurate, I think Hairston could be a fit there. Cody Ross is another possibility, though his price would need to come down if he's going to serve in a platoon role, and they could also consider Andruw Jones or Matt Diaz.

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2014, Andy Oliver threw 788 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2011, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2011, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph).